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6 questions · 6 findings · 3 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 5 · 83.3%Very low 1 · 16.7%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Zinc chloride + sodium fluoride dentifrice vs Sodium fluoride (control) toothpaste

Volatile sulphur compounds (VSC), gas chromatography · Adolescents and adults aged over 16 years with clinical or self-assessed halitosis of oral origin; excluding induced or physiological…
1 finding from 1 review
  • Interventions for managing halitosis 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes
    Payne 2011 (cross-over RCT) compared ZnCl + NaF dentifrice versus control NaF dentifrice; VSC by gas chromatography. The trial reported the adjusted mean VSC scores in a graph and hence we could not use the data in the…
    1 study
    GRADE not reported

Glass ionomer sealant (with fluoride gel plus dentifrice) vs Fluoride gel plus fluoride toothpaste/dentifrice (non-invasive control)

Caries (lesion) progression (radiographic) · Dentate children and adults with non-cavitated proximal caries lesions extending into enamel or dentine (not pulp) in primary or permanent…

Glass ionomer sealant (with fluoride gel plus dentifrice) showed no clear difference in caries (lesion) progression (radiographic) compared with fluoride gel plus fluoride toothpaste/dentifrice (non-invasive…; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Triclosan dentifrice vs Sodium fluoride (control) toothpaste

Change in probing pocket depth (>=4 mm) · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline

Triclosan dentifrice showed no clear difference in change in probing pocket depth (>=4 mm) compared with sodium fluoride dentifrice; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Dual zinc + arginine dentifrice vs Control (regular fluoride) dentifrice

Dentist-reported organoleptic test (OLT) score (scale 0 to 5) · Adolescents and adults aged over 16 years with clinical or self-assessed halitosis of oral origin; excluding induced or physiological…

It is very uncertain whether dual zinc + arginine dentifrice changes dentist-reported OLT hedonic rating (scale 1 to 9) compared with control (regular fluoride) dentifrice (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review